Devoted Indiana Jones buffs, many in brown leather jackets and fedoras, staked out their positions in front of the Palais de Festivals far in advance of the premiere of the new adventure film. But a “very excited” Andrew Scott was happy to wait it out on the beach, glass coupe in hand.
The acclaimed actor, best known as Sherlock’s nemesis on television and for memorably raising the temperature of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, was toasting the relaunch of the Carlton Hotel, one of the emblems of the fabled Croisette that vies each year to host visiting stars. Scott was in Cannes to watch his friend Waller-Bridge make her debut alongside Indiana Jones, but also to discuss new projects with producers. He is keen for the release, he said, of his next film, Strangers, a supernatural modern-day drama in which he plays opposite fellow Irishman and Bafta-winner Paul Mescal.
